Rail passengers in the Kilmarnock areaare facing more misery in the Kilmarnock area today with a number of services already cancelled on the line.

Commuters checking the ScotRail app on Monday morning were dismayed when they saw a block of red letters against services.

The 5.22am, 6.20am, 6.52am, 7.20am and 7.55am trains to Glasgow Central were all cancelled this morning, with a number of services expected to be delayed throughout the morning.

The delays and cancellations are being put down to “over running engineering works” between Kilmarnock and Barrhead. This comes after misery on the trains last week.

Over running engineering works caused dealys on Monday

One angry passenger said this morning: “Yet more terrible service. And not even a bus replacement.”

Of the poor service last week, ScotRail said: “We recognise how frustrating these delays are for our customers and the actions we’ve taken this week and also the maintenance and improvements we have planned for the future are all aimed at making our service as reliable and punctual as it can be.”

Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley MSP, Willie Coffey told the Standard he was talking to ScotRail’s Phil Verster and was “trying to get some detailed explanations and assurances from him”.

Phil Verster ScotRail Alliance (Managing Director).

ScotRail have come under fire in recent months for their poor service, with commuters voicing their annoyance with the Scottish government.

A petition calling for the Dutch firm in charge of ­Scotland’s train ­service to be stripped of their contract has been signed by almost 20,000 people.

The online petition urges the Scottish ­Government to take action against ­Abellio over the delays and cancellations suffered by commuters using ScotRail.

The firm have already been hit with £1.5million in fines for poor service.

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